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house · 08-25-2021, 04:55 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by fs999

I don't understand why moderators shut the DFA 21 post and not this one which is totally irrelevant...

I do, but its not flattering.

**Serkevan** · 08-25-2021, 05:03 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by fs999

I don't understand why moderators shut the DFA 21 post and not this one which is totally irrelevant...

Closing the DFA 21 thread was the right call. I'm not sure I'd keep this one open either.

Wheatfield · 08-25-2021, 05:56 AM

Originally posted by fs999

I don't understand why moderators shut the DFA 21 post and not this one which is totally irrelevant...

When this one hits 180 pages of drivel rather than 4.......

---------- Post added Aug 25th, 2021 at 06:57 AM ----------

Originally posted by biz-engineer

It looks like the thread was started by me and it was derailed by people talking about smartphones, which has nothing to do with what new Pentax cameras Ricoh might make. Then, other people chimed in with smartphones stuff. SFT was initially talking about his wish for new medium format camera, he just reacted to the camera phone thingy claiming you don't need more than a phone to be a good photog, I don't consider neither of us hijacked the "what Pentax camera might be next? Speculation".

This just shows that a person can hijack a thread that they started.

reh321 · 08-25-2021, 06:34 AM

Originally posted by Wheatfield

This just shows that a person can hijack a thread that they started.

I tried to get back on the subject in post #273, and the next few did also, but this page is back to blathering about other subjects.
If people would post only about what they expect of cameras, then this thread still would still have a reason to be open,
but blathering about bikes or closing this thread are not reasons themselves to keep it open.

Everyone should talk to the moderators directly through the triangle-! or stay on the subject.

Meanwhile I will follow my own advice and be quiet unless I respond again on the subject.

Last edited by reh321; 08-25-2021 at 06:42 AM.

Wheatfield · 08-25-2021, 07:10 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by biz-engineer

It looks like the thread was started by me and it was derailed by people talking about smartphones, which has nothing to do with what new Pentax cameras Ricoh might make. Then, other people chimed in with smartphones stuff. SFT was initially talking about his wish for new medium format camera, he just reacted to the camera phone thingy claiming you don't need more than a phone to be a good photog, I don't consider neither of us hijacked the "what Pentax camera might be next? Speculation".

As an aside, This is at best another strawman.

**fs999** · 08-25-2021, 10:49 AM

Originally posted by Wheatfield

When this one hits 180 pages of drivel rather than 4.......

So the number of pages dictates the open or close of a thread...
I think there wouldn't be more than 5 threads on this forum...

Wheatfield · 08-25-2021, 11:07 AM

Originally posted by fs999

So the number of pages dictates the open or close of a thread...
I think there wouldn't be more than 5 threads on this forum...

You are missing the point. Read deeper. Look up what "drivel" means if you need to.

reh321 · 08-25-2021, 11:31 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by fs999

So the number of pages dictates the open or close of a thread...
I think there wouldn't be more than 5 threads on this forum...

On several occasions I have personally alerted the mods using the triangle-! that there is a problem with a thread’s wandering.
Do not assume that the mods discover them using stats or just ‘happen’ to come across them.

Dartmoor Dave · 08-25-2021, 01:05 PM - **3 Likes**

Looks like the thread is wandering into a sidetrack discussion about how far down a sidetrack a thread should wander before someone alerts the mods. Someone should alert the mods.

lemono · 08-25-2021, 06:57 PM - **1 Like**

As far as I know, about three cameras are about to be released or completed.
Another camera is under planning.

reh321 · 08-25-2021, 09:01 PM

Originally posted by lemono

As far as I know, about three cameras are about to be released or completed.
Another camera is under planning.

That would total 4 body designs in about a year.
That could happen if they are related, so the engineering effort were shared amongst the bodies.

MarkJerling · 08-25-2021, 09:39 PM - **4 Likes**

Originally posted by fs999

I don't understand why moderators shut the DFA 21 post and not this one which is totally irrelevant...

How right you are.

08-25-2021, 07:10 AM - 1 Like	#260
Wheatfield Moderator Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The wheatfields of Canada Posts: 15,987	Originally posted by biz-engineer It looks like the thread was started by me and it was derailed by people talking about smartphones, which has nothing to do with what new Pentax cameras Ricoh might make. Then, other people chimed in with smartphones stuff. SFT was initially talking about his wish for new medium format camera, he just reacted to the camera phone thingy claiming you don't need more than a phone to be a good photog, I don't consider neither of us hijacked the "what Pentax camera might be next? Speculation". As an aside, This is at best another strawman. Last edited by Wheatfield; 08-25-2021 at 06:06 PM. Reason: Inflammatory

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08-25-2021, 04:55 AM - 1 Like	#256
house Pentaxian Join Date: May 2015 Photos: Albums Posts: 3,306	Originally posted by fs999 I don't understand why moderators shut the DFA 21 post and not this one which is totally irrelevant... I do, but its not flattering.

08-25-2021, 05:03 AM - 1 Like	#257
Serkevan Site Supporter Join Date: May 2019 Photos: Albums Posts: 5,976	Originally posted by fs999 I don't understand why moderators shut the DFA 21 post and not this one which is totally irrelevant... Closing the DFA 21 thread was the right call. I'm not sure I'd keep this one open either.

08-25-2021, 05:56 AM	#258
Wheatfield Moderator Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The wheatfields of Canada Posts: 15,987	Originally posted by fs999 I don't understand why moderators shut the DFA 21 post and not this one which is totally irrelevant... When this one hits 180 pages of drivel rather than 4....... ---------- Post added Aug 25th, 2021 at 06:57 AM ---------- Originally posted by biz-engineer It looks like the thread was started by me and it was derailed by people talking about smartphones, which has nothing to do with what new Pentax cameras Ricoh might make. Then, other people chimed in with smartphones stuff. SFT was initially talking about his wish for new medium format camera, he just reacted to the camera phone thingy claiming you don't need more than a phone to be a good photog, I don't consider neither of us hijacked the "what Pentax camera might be next? Speculation". This just shows that a person can hijack a thread that they started.

08-25-2021, 06:34 AM	#259
reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,185	Originally posted by Wheatfield This just shows that a person can hijack a thread that they started. I tried to get back on the subject in post #273, and the next few did also, but this page is back to blathering about other subjects. If people would post only about what they expect of cameras, then this thread still would still have a reason to be open, but blathering about bikes or closing this thread are not reasons themselves to keep it open. Everyone should talk to the moderators directly through the triangle-! or stay on the subject. Meanwhile I will follow my own advice and be quiet unless I respond again on the subject. Last edited by reh321; 08-25-2021 at 06:42 AM.

08-25-2021, 10:49 AM	#261
fs999 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Luxembourg Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,647	Originally posted by Wheatfield When this one hits 180 pages of drivel rather than 4....... So the number of pages dictates the open or close of a thread... I think there wouldn't be more than 5 threads on this forum...

08-25-2021, 11:07 AM	#262
Wheatfield Moderator Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The wheatfields of Canada Posts: 15,987	Originally posted by fs999 So the number of pages dictates the open or close of a thread... I think there wouldn't be more than 5 threads on this forum... You are missing the point. Read deeper. Look up what "drivel" means if you need to.

08-25-2021, 11:31 AM - 1 Like	#263
reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,185	Originally posted by fs999 So the number of pages dictates the open or close of a thread... I think there wouldn't be more than 5 threads on this forum... On several occasions I have personally alerted the mods using the triangle-! that there is a problem with a thread’s wandering. Do not assume that the mods discover them using stats or just ‘happen’ to come across them.

08-25-2021, 01:05 PM - 3 Likes	#264
Dartmoor Dave Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Dartmoor, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,890	Looks like the thread is wandering into a sidetrack discussion about how far down a sidetrack a thread should wander before someone alerts the mods. Someone should alert the mods.

08-25-2021, 06:57 PM - 1 Like	#265
lemono Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2021 Posts: 111	As far as I know, about three cameras are about to be released or completed. Another camera is under planning.

08-25-2021, 09:01 PM	#266
reh321 Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: South Bend, IN, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,185	Originally posted by lemono As far as I know, about three cameras are about to be released or completed. Another camera is under planning. That would total 4 body designs in about a year. That could happen if they are related, so the engineering effort were shared amongst the bodies.

08-25-2021, 09:39 PM - 4 Likes	#267
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,423	Originally posted by fs999 I don't understand why moderators shut the DFA 21 post and not this one which is totally irrelevant... How right you are.

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